Prepositions list with examples PDF to download for free Prepositions list with examples from a to z If a preposition does not come before another word, it is still closely linked to another word: One-word Prepositions aboard • We went aboard the boat. • Is there a doctor aboard the plane? about • What do you think about Mary? • Let’s talk about something different. • I’ve just read a book about President Kennedy. • The lion was pacing about its cage. above • We are flying above the clouds. • We live in the hills, 1,000 metres above sea-level. • It’s only two degrees above freezing point. [+2ºC] • Who came above you in the test results? across • We drove across the desert. • The dog ran across the road. • There is a bridge across the river. after (also conj.) • We had lunch [1pm] after the meeting [11am]. • Let’s meet the day after tomorrow. against • Did you vote for or against the suggestion? • He put his bicycle against the wall. along • We walked along the beach for two miles. • There are trees along the road. • The toilet is along the corridor. alongside • Their boat came alongside our boat. • Team A worked alongside Team B during construction. amid amidst (poetic) • I couldn’t hear her amid the noise. • We were lost amidst the trees. One-word Prepositions among amongst (UK) • Is there a doctor among us? • There were secret police among the crowd. • I was amongst strangers. I didn’t know anyone. anti • He seems to be anti my idea. • Some people are anti everything. around • We walked around the town for an hour. • They all sat around the camp fire. • There is a big fence around the house. • He was born around 1570. • Let’s meet around 7pm. as (also conj.) • He is working as a waiter. • The risk is as nothing compared to the profit. • Ram is as tall as Anthony. astride • She sat astride the horse. at • He is at school. • We first met at a party. • Let’s start the meeting at 9 o’clock. • He started work at 17 (years of age). • We are aiming at sales of $1,000,000. atop (poetic) • The church is situated atop a hill. bar • Everyone came bar Angela. • He is the best bar none. barring • Barring rain, we’ll play tennis tomorrow. before (also conj.) • We had lunch [1pm] before the meeting [3pm]. • We met the day before yesterday. • She was before me in the queue. • I would rather die before doing that. behind • There is a police car behind us. It’s following us. • We have a garden behind our house. • The child was hiding behind the tree. • I am behind your project. I will support it. • Vonica finished behind Shirley in the race. • She is behind the other children in her class. below • Much of Holland is below sea-level. • There is a family in the flat below us. • The temperature is 5 degrees below freezing point. [-5ºC] • I came below Vonica in the test. • You can buy it if it’s below $50. beneath • Our garage is beneath our house. • The tunnel runs beneath the sea. • Laurence is beneath the General Manager. • It was beneath his dignity to do that. beside • The river runs beside our house. • James was sitting beside Miriam. besides • What shall we have besides coffee? One-word Prepositions between • Tara was sitting between Ram and Ati. • Between you and me, I think she’s crazy. • I can meet you between 1pm and 2pm. beyond • Can you see someone in the distance, beyond that house? • This is too difficult. It’s beyond me. • The meeting continued beyond midnight. but (also conj.) • Everyone came but Andrea. by • We came by car. • Fireworks were invented by the Chinese. • He was shot by a professional killer. • It happened by accident. • He lost the race by five seconds. • The room is 10 metres by 6 metres. • We must finish by Tuesday. • We were sitting by the window. • By my calculation he must be 73. One-word Prepositions circa • He died circa 1270. concerning • Your teacher talked to me concerning your homework. • I have some questions concerning your decision. considering • Considering the poor quality, I think the price is too high. • I think I must be going, considering the time. counting • There were four people, or five counting the baby. • That makes $70, not counting the tax. cum • I have a study-cum-bedroom. • She is a kind of secretary-cum-receptionist. One-word Prepositions despite • We went swimming despite the cold water. • He passed the test despite being ill. down • They ran down the hill. • The post office is down the road. • They have had many wars down the years. during • He fell asleep during the meeting. • I want to go swimming during the weekend. • I was bored during the whole film. One-word Prepositions except • You can have any colour except blue. • They all came except Stephen. excepting • I can eat anything excepting pork. • Excepting Jo, everyone was present. excluding • It costs $70, excluding $10 for delivery. (Total = $80.) • We open every day excluding Christmas Day. One-word Prepositions following • We had coffee following lunch. • He couldn’t work following his illness. for (also conj.) • This is for you. • Do you want to go for a walk? • You use a corkscrew for opening bottles. • Cigarettes are bad for you. • I’m saving for a new car. • Is this the road for Rome? • They passed me over for John. • Is this the train for Cambridge? • I bought it for $10. • We worked for three hours. • Keep walking for two kilometres. from • Where do you come from? • This letter is from my wife. • I bought this car from Henry. • They prevented me from entering. • My car is different from yours. • We worked from Monday to Wednesday. • Paper is made from wood. • It can cost anything from $5 to $15. • The police took my driving licence from me. • He died from overwork. One-word Prepositions given • He is in very good health, given his age. • Given the time, you ought to leave now. gone (UK) • It’s certainly gone 11 o’clock. It must be 11.30. • He’s gone 50. He must be nearly 60 years old. One-word Prepositions in • Monkeys live in the jungle. • John is the man with his hand in his pocket. • I live in an apartment. • She lives in Bangkok. • Tara was born in 1977. • Trains were invented in the nineteenth century. • I’ll come back in two weeks. • Let’s meet in the morning. • There are 60 seconds in a minute. including • The price is $70 including $10 for delivery. (Total = $70.) • There were four of us, including the baby. inside • It was dark inside the tunnel. • My modem is inside my computer. It’s an internal modem. into • John went into that shop. • If you heat ice it turns into water. • We cut the cake into ten pieces. • Five into ten makes two. One-word Prepositions less • 10 less 3 = 7. like • She is like her sister. • She sings like a bird. • It’s not like John to complain. • Do it like this. • I feel like swimming. • It looks like rain. • I want something cold, like iced-coffee. One-word Prepositions minus • 10 minus 3 = 7. • The temperature is minus 30 degrees centigrade. One-word Prepositions 9 near • The school is near the post office. • It’s 20 December. We are very near Christmas Day. notwithstanding • Notwithstanding the low price, I don’t want it. • They went swimming, notwithstanding the rain. • They went swimming, the rain notwithstanding. One-word Prepositions of • I live in the house at the end of the road. • Where is the key of the car? • Do you like the work of Shakespeare? • What was the cost of this book? • He lives in the City of Westminster. • It was kind of you to help me. • This is the cause of the problem. • He died of cancer. • Most tables are made of wood. • Can I have a cup of coffee? • I know some of these people. • I don’t know any of these people. • He lives south of London. • He lives in the south of London. off • Please take your shoes off the table. • Keep off the grass. • It fell off the table and broke. • They live in a street off Fifth Avenue. on • Please don’t put your shoes on the table. • The picture is on page 7. • We live on a busy road. It’s very noisy. • She is sunbathing on the beach. • Is there water on the Moon? • I need a book on bio-chemistry. • My birthday is on Monday. • I start work on 7 May. • Let’s meet on the weekend. (US) • I’ll see you on Christmas Day. • You must be on time. • He broke his leg on getting out of the car. onto (US) see on to • The cat jumped onto the chair. • The police are onto us. (slang) One-word Prepositions opposite • There is a post office opposite my house. • She sat opposite him and looked into his eyes. outside • I don’t live in London. I live outside London. • It was very cold outside the car. • This is outside my scope. over • We are flying over the mountains. • Put the blanket over the bed. • The cat jumped over the wall. • Let’s discuss it over dinner. • The king ruled over the country for many years. • The town is just over the border. • It cost over $50. It was $53.25. • There is rain over the whole country. • It took over an hour to do my homework. • The population has increased over the past twenty years. • Can you stay with us over Christmas? One-word Prepositions English Prepositions List - An EnglishClub.com eBook (www.englishclub.com) 22 past • I saw you yesterday when we drove past your school. • The post office is just past the police station. • Don’t work past your bed-time. • This is difficult. It’s past me. • It’s nearly ten minutes past five. 5.09 to be precise. pending • We cannot supply you pending payment. • Pending his return, we can do nothing. • There were many arguments pending the negotiations. per • The speed limit is 70 miles per hour. • The carpet costs $10 per square metre. plus • 2 plus 2 = 4. • There will be three of us, plus the baby. pro • Are you pro capital punishment? • He is generally pro new ideas. One-word Prepositions English Prepositions List - An EnglishClub.com eBook (www.englishclub.com) 23 re • Re: your letter dated 21 May • I want to talk you re the proposed meeting. regarding • I would like to speak to you regarding my homework. • Regarding John, let’s talk later. respecting • I would like to speak to you respecting my homework. • I am writing to you respecting our latest products. round • I live round the corner. • They all sat round the fire. • There is a hedge round the house. One-word Prepositions English Prepositions List - An EnglishClub.com eBook (www.englishclub.com) 24 save (formal) • All save Mrs Jones were present. saving (formal) • Saving yourself, nobody thanked me. since (also conj.) • I haven’t seen Josef since Monday. • Mr Brown has worked in a bank since 1985. One-word Prepositions English Prepositions List - An EnglishClub.com eBook (www.englishclub.com) 25 than (also conj.) • He is a writer than whom there is no finer. • Your car is bigger than my car. through thru (US) • The train goes through a tunnel. • I can see light through the keyhole. • You have been through a difficult experience. • You went through a red light. • The error occurred through my own stupidity. • They worked Monday through Thursday. [US] throughout • It is raining throughout the whole country. • He worked throughout the day, and most of the night. till (also conj.) • I work from 9am till 5pm. • Please wait till I come. to • Could you give this to Kob? • My car does 10 miles to the litre. • To his surprise, the door was open. • The museum is open from Monday to Friday. • The time is ten to five. [4.50] touching • Touching your homework, I think we need to speak. toward (US) towards (UK) • He drove off toward(s) the mountain. • I’d better go. It’s getting toward(s) midnight. • He contributed $100,000 toward(s) the new building. • It’s the first step toward(s) peace. • He has a positive attitude toward(s) his work. One-word Prepositions English Prepositions List - An EnglishClub.com eBook (www.englishclub.com) [...]... Complex Prepositions according to • According to John, Mary was late I believe John ahead of • Anthony is ahead of Rachel in the race He’ll win • We have a long day ahead of us Let’s get going! à la (from French) • It’s a TV show à la CNN Same style, similar content along with • Do you want some pork along with the chicken? apart from • Nobody objected apart from you, so we did it as for • As for Matt,... will arrive later aside from • I have another car aside from this one Both are red as per • We must work strictly as per the law as to • As to your behaviour, I think you were wrong as well as • You should telephone as well as write, just to be sure away from • The cat ran away from the dog and escaped because of • We can’t play tennis because of the rain but for • It’s your fault! But for you, I’d have... Thanks to c) On board 5 The cancellation was _ the rain No other reason a) close to b) on to c) due to 6 The cat is sitting _ the television a) on top of b) on to c) as well as 7 The cat jumped _ the chair a) in case of b) other than c) on to 8 The cat ran _ the dog and escaped a) away from b) thanks to c) with regard to 9 The school’s the bank Between the hotel and... bank a) in front of b) next to c) on account of 10 The woman _ me was wearing a big hat a) further to b) as to c) in front of Answers: 1a, 2b, 3b, 4b, 5c, 6a, 7c, 8a, 9b, 10c Quizzes Quiz 14 Complex prepositions Choose the most suitable preposition (a, b or c) to fill the blank 1 There is a restaurant _ my office Two minutes away a) except for b) near to c) preparatory to 2 There is a. .. Think about yourself a) apart from b) on top of c) on account of 8 Everyone came, _ Lek who had to work a) save for b) away from c) as for 9 Everyone was present, _ Mary She stayed at home a) in face of b) out of c) except for 10 _ your letter, I have spoken to Mr Brown a) Forward of b) Further to c) Next to Answers: 1a, 2b, 3a, 4c, 5c, 6a, 7c, 8a, 9c, 10b Quizzes Quiz 11 Complex prepositions. .. order a) away from b) up to c) with reference to 6 I don’t have any dollars Can I pay euro _ dollars? a) opposite to b) in lieu of c) in spite of 7 I don’t like it, _ what you say a) up against b) close to c) irrespective of 8 I don’t want it, _ the price Even if it’s free a) away from b) prior to c) regardless of 9 I have another car _ this one Both are red a) aside from. .. there a doctor _ this plane? a) on board b) on top of c) but for 8 It’s a TV show _ CNN Same style, similar content a) up to b) à la c) save for 9 It’s your fault! _ you, I’d have been on time a) But for b) As to c) In favour of 10 My car is _ your car About two cars away a) on behalf of b) close to c) up until Answers: 1b, 2c, 3c, 4c, 5a, 6b, 7a, 8b, 9a, 10b Quizzes Quiz 13... notwithstanding 9 You can have any colour blue a) until b) to c) except 10 Your car is bigger my car a) as b) than c) for Answers: 1a, 2a, 3b, 4b, 5b, 6a, 7c, 8a, 9c, 10b Quizzes Quiz 10 Complex prepositions Choose the most suitable preposition (a, b or c) to fill the blank 1 _ John, Mary was late I believe John a) According to b) Further to c) Forward of 2 Anthony is _ Rachel... don’t want it save for • Everyone came, save for Lek who had to work thanks to • Thanks to Shirley, we arrived on time • together with • I’d like chicken please, together with vegetables up against • We are up against a powerful enemy up to • There was a shop here up to 1990 But it closed that year up until • We worked up until they came Then we stopped vis-à-vis (from French) • I prefer Jaguar cars vis-à-vis... Straight across the road a) forward of b) in lieu of c) opposite to 3 There was a shop here _ 1990 It closed that year a) up to b) aside from c) in face of 4 There were two people _ me So that made three a) as for b) on board c) in addition to 5 They stopped _ the city to check the map a) but for b) outside of c) contrary to 6 We are _ a powerful enemy a) up against b) save . you want some pork along with the chicken? apart from • Nobody objected apart from you, so we did it. as for • As for Matt, he will arrive later. aside from • I have another car aside from. work at 17 (years of age). • We are aiming at sales of $1,000,000. atop (poetic) • The church is situated atop a hill. bar • Everyone came bar Angela. • He is the best bar none. barring. Prepositions list with examples PDF to download for free Prepositions list with examples from a to z If a preposition does not come before another word, it is still closely linked to another